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The Art and Times of the Guitar: An Illustrated History of Guitars and Guitarists (A Da Capo paperback)

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THIS IS NOT AN ORDINARY HISTORY BOOK. IT IS SO ENTERTAININGLY WRITTEN THAT ONE IS NOT AT ALL AWARE OF LEARNING THE HISTORY OF THE GUITAR, ITS EVOLUTION THROUGH THE VARIOUS HUMAN EPOCHS, ITS USES AND IMPORTANCE IN VARIOUS CULTURES THROUGH THE AGES. ITS HISTORY IS TRACED FROM ITS EARLIEST PREHISTORIC INCEPTION (ILLUSTRATED WITH QUAINT GUITAR PREDECESSORS AND PROTOTYPES) AND CONTINUES UP TO AND INCLUDING THE GUITAR'S ROLE IN MODERN TIMES.

THE BOOK IS RICHLY ILLUSTRATED, WELL-WRITTEN AND SCHOLARLY BUT NEVER DRY OR STUFFY. ON THE CONTRARY, IT IS FREQUENTLY PUNCTUATED WITH DROLLERY AND HIGH HUMOR. THIS WRITING WILL STIMULATE, AMUSE, EDUCATE, AND ENLIGHTEN. I HIGHLY RECOMMEND IT TO ALL WHO LOVE MUSIC, ESPECIALLY THOSE WITH AN INTEREST IN THE GUITAR.
REGINA CLARK